Lavender Fest Saturday in Historic Jackson Square

The Lavender Festival is Saturday in Historic Jackson Square, on Broadway.

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By from staff reports

Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

By from staff reports

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Updated Jun 14, 2013 at 12:46 PM

By from staff reports

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:45 PM
Updated Jun 14, 2013 at 12:46 PM

The Lavender Festival is Saturday in Historic Jackson Square, on Broadway.

The festival, which will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature food and music. Nearly 100 vendors will be lining the walkways of Jackson Square. They will be offering live plants and herbs, products relating to gardening, cooking, health, aromatherapy, in addition to fine art and crafts.

There will also be booths to interest children, with crafts, a dinosaur exhibit, and street performers. A list of vendors and other helpful information may be found at the website, www.JacksonSquareLavenderFestival.org.

Festival-goers can sample foods made with herbs from 9 to 11 a.m. and watch a grilling with herbs demonstration by Market House chefs beginning at 1 p.m. Live music will be performed by local musicians throughout the day. The entertainers include:

• 8:30 a.m., Allen McBride

• 9 a.m., Lee Younger

• 10 a.m., Liz and Tim

• 11 a.m., Early Bird Special

• Noon, Might House Band

• 1 p.m., Four Leaf Peat

• 2 p.m., Buck Hoffman Band

Informative presentations and workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the CapitalMark Bank & Trust building next to the Oak Ridge Playhouse.

Below is information on some of the workshops (other workshops required preregistration):

• 11 a.m. Controlling Weight, Pain and Blood Sugar

Physician Emily Cleveland-Job, N.D., of Bee Caves Naturopathic Clinic in Austin, Texas, will present an overview of her basic recommendations with a focus on natural and complementary approaches to controlling weight, pain and blood sugar. She will be available afterward for questions and further discussion.

• 1 p.m. How Do you Want Your Community to Grow? Sherith Colverson, Outreach Chairman of Plan East Tennessee will present.

Imagine East Tennessee in 30 years. What will be the condition of our roads, housing, and environment? Will our economy be healthy? Will we be healthy? Is action needed to make certain our children thrive in the communities they inherit? Plan East Tennessee (PlanET) is a regional partnership formed to ask East Tennesseans these questions and develop the tools to ensure that our future reflects our vision and values. Come hear what they are learning. (Give your input in their festival booth.)

Stop in for a hands-on art activity with a gardening theme.. Each participant will take home artwork and a seed to plant as well as instructions for planting and care. Information about summer programs will also be available. Lorraine Bowen, education director.

Elderberry is Herb of the Year, as designated by the International Herb Association. It will be featured in a booth near the fountain. It has been created by Melinda Varboncouer, co-publisher of Natural Awakenings magazine. Elderberry products will be available from at least one vendor.

Page 2 of 2 - The festival is free. The square and one block of Broadway will be closed to traffic with free parking available in the surrounding lots.